Lyrics Language: English Song writer/composer(s): Bert / Eng Lyr Reisfeld, Jean Villard
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The BrownsThe Three Bells Lyrics:
There's a village hidden deep in the valley
Among the pine trees half forlorn
And there on a Sunny morning
Little Jimmy Brown was born
All the chapel bells were ringing
In the little valley town
And the songs that they were singing
Were for baby Jimmy Brown
Then the little congregation
Prayed for guidance from above
"Lead us not into temptation
Bless this hour of meditation
Guide him with eternal love"
There's a village hidden deep in the valley
Beneath the mountains high above
And there, twenty years thereafter
Jimmy was to meet his love
All the chapel bells were ringing
Was a great day in his life
'Cause the songs that they were singing
Were for Jimmy and his wife
Then the little congregation
Prayed for guidance from above
"Lead us not into temptation
Bless oh Lord, this celebration
May their lives be filled with love"
From the village hidden deep in the valley
One rainy morning dark and gray
A soul winged its way to heaven
Jimmy Brown had passed away
Just a lonely bell was ringing
In the little valley town
'Twas farewell that it was singing
To our good old Jimmy Brown
And the little congregation
Prayed for guidance from above
"Lead us not into temptation
May his soul find the salvation
Of thy great eternal love"
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The Browns The Three Bells Lyrics Information:
"THE THREE BELLS (LES TROIS CLOCHES)" 1
French lyrics by: Bert Reisfeld (1945)
English lyrics by: Dick Manning
Music by: Jean Villard
Produced by: Chet Atkins
Performed by: The Browns 23
First released: 4
Single: July 1959
Album: December 1960
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1 In 1959, The Browns scored their biggest hit when their folk-pop single "The
Three Bells" reached #` on the Billboard Hot 100 pop and country charts. The
song also peaked at #10 on Billboard's Rhythm and Blues (R&B) listing. Based on
a song called "Les Trois Cloches," it was originally a hit in France for Édith
Piaf. The The Browns' recording sold over one million copies and was nominated
for both Record of the Year and the Best Group or Vocal Performance in the
Grammy award categories in 1959.
2 The Browns were an American country and folk music vocal trio best known for
their 1959 Grammy-nominated hit, "The Three Bells." The group, was made up of
Jim Ed Brown and his sisters Maxine and Bonnie Brown. They had a close, smooth
harmony characteristic of the Nashville sound, though their music also combined
elements of folk and pop. The Browns appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and Dick
Clark's, American Bandstand, With an international following, the trio toured
Europe extensively and saw further moderate success on the country music
charts. In 1963, they joined the Grand Ole Opry; and in 1967 the trio disbanded
as the popularity of folk music faded. In 2006, the Browns reunited to perform
"The Old Lamplighter" and "The Three Bells" for the PBS special,
Country Pop Legends.
3 Originally recorded in French in 1952 by Les Compagnons De La Chanson.
Also covered by:
Chet Atkins,
Oscar Benton,
Pat Boone,
Sam Brown,
The Browns,
Frank Carson,
Ray Charles,
Floyd Cramer,
Sammy Kaye,
Alison Krauss,
Byron Lee,
The Lettermen,
Nana Mouskouri,
The Nashville String Band,
Tracy Nelson,
Daniel O'Donnell,
Roy Orbison,
Edith Pilaf,
The Platters,
Brian Poole & the Tremeloes,
The Special Consensus,
June Valli,
Slim Whitman,
Andy Williams,
Mac Wiseman,
The Wolfnote,
et al.
4 Appears on: *
Single(s):
(1)The Browns
A-side: "The Three Bells"
B-side: "Heaven Fell Last Night"
(a) RCA Victor, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #47-7555, US-1959.
(b) RCA, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #RCA-1140, UK-1959.
(c) RCA, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #10760, Australia-1959.
Album(s):
(a) Sweet Sounds by the Browns
(1) RCA Victor, 12-Track, Mono LP, #LPM-2144, US-1960.
(b) Various Artists: Fifty #1 Hits of the '50s
(1) Collectors' Music, 50-Track, Mixed LP, #756 US-2007 5 .
et al.
* The albums and records listed here may have different versions of the song
than the one that was transcribed. Also, this list is not intended to be the
complete discography on which this song appears.
